Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Mark D. Bogen
Department: County Commission
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on September 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 422 of Governmental Center East to consider enactment of a proposed Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO CORONARY CALCIUM SCAN DISCLOSURES; CREATING SECTION 15-1 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ("CODE") TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DISCLOSURES; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Sponsored by Vice-Mayor Mark D. Bogen)
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Why Action is Necessary
Applicable law requires the publication of notice and a public hearing for enactment of amendments to the Broward County Code of Ordinances ("Code").
What Action Accomplishes
Enables the setting of a public hearing during which the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") may consider enacting the proposed Ordinance.
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Summary Explanation/Background
NOTE: The County Administrator has conferred with Shane Strum, President/CEO of Broward Health, and Alex Espinosa, COO of Cleveland Clinic, both of whom have indicated they are in support of the proposed required disclosure.
The test commonly referred to as a calcium score test is a coronary computed tomography ("CT") scan that detects calcified plaque in coronary arteries, but that cannot detect noncalcified plaque. This item, if enacted, would require that medical patients be informed of the limitations of a calcium score test before undergoing the procedure.
The proposed Ordinance would require any person or entity performing a calcium score test in Broward County to obtain the patient's signature on a disclosure stating:
"DISCLOSURE: ...
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